GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) -- On Feb 1, 1960, four brave NC A&T State University students sparked a movement that changed the nation.

They sat at a segregated part of the Woolworth's lunch counter and fought for civil rights. Joseph McNeil was one of them. On Thursday, McNeil passed away at the age of 83.

Several students and faculty members stopped in front of a monument of the Greensboro Four on Friday, reflecting on how the four young men changed history.

Among them, two students took the time to read the words carved into the monument and hugged each other in silence.

Adrianna Long and Dasneesha Thompson stopped in front of the monument Friday morning.

“Sometimes, I forget that it’s here because it’s just a statement ... It’s built into the foundation of this campus. It looks like al

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